My husband and I were raised in Catholic families in Colombia, and from an early age our parents taught us the fundamental moral principles of the Catholic religion. But on April of 1989, when we were born again, we began to understand the true meaning of being a Christian and since then our relationship with God has become more personal. Since then we began to write. José Joaquin wrote reflections about the love of God and messages of hope for humanity, and I wrote wise advice for all families everywhere.

Sunday, October 19, 2014

THE CLARITY OF GOD



 Psalm 91, He that dwells in the shelter of God
 This was one of the favorite songs of my husband;
 
Listen to me good Lord. The clear light of the day shines on us, God's love softens us and all day is radiant clarity. The Lord loves us and if we allow him to love us, our life will be a joy, and radiant clarity. The difficulties of our life will not bother us anymore and the pains we endure we will not feel them if we carry the lord within our hearts. Oh God thou with us everything is happiness; Dear Lord take us, take us, do not leave us. We love you so much my Lord, You are everything to me.
Thank you Lord for that peace that you give us in every moment of life. We know that you need us to save souls and we will respond that, this is our greatest concern: the lost. But we hope my good Lord, you will give us beautiful skills with words because you say there is more party and celebration in heaven over one sinner who repents of his evil ways that 99 righteous persons who need no repentance. I want to see many parties and celebrations in Heaven. Use me Lord for this purpose!
 

Sincerely,
                    Jose Joaquin Agudelo
                          January 22/2000



Words of Victor Jara,Chile;
There, under the soil,
you are not asleep, brother, partner.
Your heart hears the spring sprout
who, like you, will the winds blowing.

There planted facing the sun,
the new soil cover your seed,
the root deeply will sink

and it will born the flower of a new day.

To your wounded feet will reach,
the hands of the lowly, reach
sowing.
Your death will bring many lives,
and where you were going, everybody  will march,
singing.
 

THE ARK OF NOAH



This week I want to give some advices for times of crisis in life. Some ideas are taken from an anonymous article circulating on the internet called The Ark of Noah and the stories of Genesis in the Bible chapters 6 to 8.
We need time to plan things to do. Remember that time when Noah built the ark had never rained on the earth. We must stand ready because God anytime  can ask us to do something big like he did with Noah. Do not listen to the critics just do the work that must be done. Plant your future high and on solid land, ah!  and for safety  travel in pairs. Do not forget that speed is not always advantageous since the snails were on board the ark with the cheetahs. When you're feeling stressed out in the sea of life, take a  deep breath and floats a considerable time. Do not forget that Noah's Ark was built by amateurs with divine guidance. In contrast, the Titanic was built by professionals with no faith in God,  they just trusted their own wisdom. No matter how hard the storm you're going through, when you are with God, there is always a rainbow waiting for you.
Thank you Lord for the Earth, the  moon, the sun,  the stars, and all the beautiful things you did. But mostly thanks for the life that is an ark built with your own hands. So we want to tell you  that you are our captain in whom we place all our hope for us not sink into the dark sea of life. ​​Loved JESUS, you are our salvation, we trust in You.

With love,
                           Fanny Maria Agudelo
                           06/04/13

Saturday, October 11, 2014

DREAMING COSTS NOTHING


I want to talk to my brothers around the world, or at least I would want it to be like that, so that we could speak very important things. Dreaming and dreaming about infinity is a tasty delight. Dreaming does not cost anything. Look brothers, I invite you to follow my steps because I want to lead you on roads of truth and love. Do not make a mistake; there is only one God owner of Heaven who can take us over there. Is there any moment in our life that we do not belong to you Father God? If it were, I would not accept it because my commitment to you is total. In moments of our lives when we begin to meditate on the great things that await us to reach beyond, our heart is filled with peace and our spirit goes up to Heaven. That eternal place that the Lord gave us makes us happy singing like a nightingale. Dreaming and dreaming about infinity is a tasty delight. Father God guard us like the little girl of your eye. I’m an ordinary resident of a little land that You chose for us to live in temporarily.
Take us to Heaven to rest in your blessed arms. Inhabitants of Earth, fill up with a lot of love so we can fly together as the angels of the Lord. Dreaming costs nothing, dreaming about the infinite does not costs anything; like this Father God, we feel when we are blessed in your arms. At the end of this journey of life in great tunes of love, we want to travel all together to the arms of the Lord.

Sincerely,
José Joaquin Agudelo G.
August 18, 2006

Writer's Note: Anonymous friends of the world this is for you. Please spread it among your friends.

THE HUMAN BODY SCREAM WHAT THE MOUTH SILENCE


...Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles,  and let us run with patience the race that marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith..             Hebrews 12: 1a - 2


Beloved family and dear Blog readers, today I want to share this message that came to me via e-mail and although it's so old, it brings good teachings. Don't forget that we could be a hundred years old and still learning.

The famous German composer Johann Sebastian Bach once said: The disease is a conflict between the soul and body. The cold drips when the body does not cry. Sore throat blocks when you can not communicate afflictions. The stomach burns when the rages out fail. Diabetes invades when loneliness hurts. The body gains fat when dissatisfaction squeezes. The headache depresses when the doubts increase. The heart slows down when the meaning of life seems to end. The joy disappears when perfectionism is intolerable. The nails break when the defenses are threatened. The chest tightens when the pride enslaves.
The pressure rises when fear imprisons. The neurons paralyze when the inner child bullying. Fever gets hot when defenses exploit the boundaries of immunity. Knees hurt when your pride is not cowed. Cancer kills when you get tired of living. Diseases are signs of the way. The road to happiness is not right. There are curves called mistakes. There are traffic lights called friends. There caution lights called family. Everything is done if you have a spare tire called decision. A powerful engine called love. A good insurance called faith. Abundant fuel called patience, but above of all an expert driver called God. So far Johann Sebastian Bach.

I want to add a few more words. Many people lose their good health because they work too much to save money and then lose money recovering their health. Others think too far ahead in the future and forget to live the present time so that in the end do not live neither the present nor the future. They live as if they will never die and die as if they had never lived.
They forget that we human beings did not make by ourselves, that we have a Creator or potter who made ​​us in his image and likeness with mission and purpose which is to love and serve God and our neighbors. Do not forget that love has many enemies such as pride, envy, grind, hate, indifference, individualism, jealousy, insecurity, selfishness, but especially the lack of God. Remember that life on Earth is a good opportunity to get the best fortune in Heaven. My wish is that everyone seeks that fortune.

With love,
                              Maria Fanny Agudelo
                              09/20/14